Distinguished Graduate Faculty Lecture

The Distinguished Graduate Faculty Lecture is a lectureship recognizing a faculty member who has made significant contributions to graduate education at Auburn University. The lecture is jointly sponsored by the Graduate School and the Auburn Alumni Association. The Auburn Alumni Association generously provides a $2,000 award to the recipient, who is nominated by his or her department and selected by a committee of graduate faculty.  Awarded every academic year since 1975-76, the lectureship fosters a better understanding of the significant scholarly contributions made by Auburn University’s faculty.

2024-25 nominations

  • Read the instructions on how to nominate a faculty member for the 2024-25 Distinguished Graduate Faculty Lecture.

Past Recipients

YearNameDepartment
1975-76Malcolm McMillanHistory
1976-77Martial A. HonnellElectrical Engineering
1977-78Donald E. DavisPlant Pathology & Microbiology
1978-79Benjamin F. HoerleinSmall Animal Surgery & Medicine
1979-80Madison P. JonesEnglish
1980-81Carl S. HovelandAgronomy & Soils
1981-82Sidney D. BeckettPhysiology & Pharmacology
1982-83Robert R. ReaHistory
1983-84Paul MeliusChemistry
1984-85Charles L. PhillipsElectrical Engineering
1985-86Richard W. ReddingPhysiology & Pharmacology
1985-86Paul D. HillMathematics & Statistics
1986-87Fred J. MolzCivil Engineering
1987-88David A. RolandPoultry Science
1988-89Rodrigo Rodriguez-KabanaPlant Pathology
1989-90Charles C. LindnerMathematics & Statistics
1990-91Leonard L. GrigsbyElectrical Engineering
1991-92J. Wayne FlyntHistory
1992-93Dale L. HuffmanAnimal & Dairy Sciences
1993-94C. Randall ClarkPharmacal Sciences
1994-95Ram C. PurohitLarge Animal Surgery & Medicine
1995-96Richard C. JaegerElectrical Engineering
1996-97Chris RodgerDiscrete & Statistical Sciences
1997-98L. Bruce GladdenHealth & Human Performance
1998-99W. David LewisHistory
1999-00David B. SouthForestry & Wildlife Sciences
2000-01Daniel SzechiHistory
2001-02Krystyna KuperbergMathematics
2002-03Jitendra K. TugnaitElectrical and Computer Engineering
2003-04Jacquelyn MizeHuman Development and Family Studies
2004-05Vitaly VodyanoyAnatomy, Physiology & Pharmacology
2005-06Olav KallenbergMathematics & Statistics
2006-07Ram B. GuptaChemical Engineering
2007-08Bernhard KaltenboeckPathobiology
2008-09Kim WallsCurriculum & Teaching
2009-10Malcolm J. CrockerMechanical Engineering
2010-11Chris NewlandPsychology
2011-12Gary GruenhageMathematics & Statistics
2012-13S. D. WorleyChemistry & Biochemistry
2014-15*Paula BackscheiderEnglish
2015-16Barry BurkhartPsychology
2016-17Stewart SchnellerChemistry & Biochemistry
2017-18Henry KinnucanAgricultural Economics and Rural Sociology
2018-19Rex DunhamFisheries, Aquaculture and Aquatic Sciences
2019-20Russell MuntiferingAnimal Sciences
2020-21Jeffrey SuhlingMechanical Engineering
2022-23Nancy BarryCurriculum & Teaching
2023-24Frank “Skip” BartolAnatomy, Physiology & Pharmacology
2024-25Nima ShamsaeiMechanical Engineering

* In 2008, the Distinguished Graduate Faculty Lecture was moved from the spring to the fall. To more accurately reflect the timing of the lecture, the numbering sequence skipped ahead one year following the 2012-13 lecture. While the award is presented in fall, the lecture typically occurs in the following spring semester.

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